
2026 – July – Twix – Belfast
Three whole weeks at home during the lovely British summertime in between trips. What could be better? Long, lazy days

Three whole weeks at home during the lovely British summertime in between trips. What could be better? Long, lazy days
I woke feeling anxious, as I am now prone to on long, complicated travel days. Not a debilitating amount, but

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho… It’s Off to Disney We Go (Again) Another 5.45am alarm. This time it didn’t seem quite

After the thrills of Disneyland, today was deliberately planned as a chilled recovery day before going again tomorrow. No alarms

There’s nothing quite like a Disney day. The world seems happier and the air fresher. Just as well, as Karen

Moving day again, although we all seemed to have a different view of what time we had agreed to leave.

Another busy day beckoned as I woke just before 7am. For the first time this trip we had some cloud

Almost a lazy start to the day as we planned to leave at 9.30am for the drive to Coronado Island.

It was a pleasant relief to be able to put the kettle on and make my own porridge for breakfast,

Our final morning at the Fleur Noire Hotel was a very relaxing one. At 8am we wandered over to The Pantry and

Waking up at 6am is now turning into a routine. I blame Karen, as although the bed is comfortable, it

Almost a full night’s sleep must mean I am finally getting over the jet lag. At 8am, Neil knocked on

Our final morning in Viva Las Vegas saw us having for breakfast the fruit that we had purloined from the

I was not happy to be wide awake for 90 minutes at 4am. I hate jet lag. By the time

Considering the time difference, I was very pleased to make it through to 5.30am before finding myself wide awake. It
Vegas – Baby…. We had a late flight at 5.15pm, so we didn’t pick Neil up until 10am for the

Phew, “it ain’t half been hot Mum”. A sentence that certainly describes the weather over the last week or so.

Our final breakfast in The Fox and, for the first time, it was a busy one. It was market day

Another lazy start to the day and another slow but perfectly cooked hot breakfast in The Fox. We were in

After a very comfortable night’s sleep, we made our way down to the pub for our included breakfast, one of

Prior to Karen’s operation we were told that she wouldn’t be able to fly long haul for 12 weeks, which

Dearest Reader, It has been a while, but rest assured much has happened, and almost all of it has been

It was another cloudy day, with a chill in the wind greeting us as we wrapped ourselves up to leave

Today I was up at 7.15am and, an hour later, took Karen a mug of tea in bed. We pulled

Yet another late morning wake-up. At home I sleep with a radio alarm next to me, with my phone and